Comparison

Countdown & Days Until Widget vs Let's Build Countdowns

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Countdown & Days Until Widget

Track upcoming events and anniversaries with a simple countdown. Get instant updates with home and lock screen widgets, and receive timely notifications. Seamlessly import events from your calendar for automatic tracking.

Highlights
  • Automatic countdown to any date
  • Customizable notifications
  • Repeat event settings
  • Calendar event import
  • Home & Lock Screen widgets
  • iCloud data backup
Features
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How many days left until your big day? AtoDays counts down to your events and anniversaries. AtoDays is a simple and intuitive app that tracks the remaining days until your birthdays, exams, and special events. With seamless calendar integration, you can start counting down without any manual entry. Check your important dates anytime with Home & Lock Screen widgets and timely notifications. Fully supports iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, so it's comfortable on your wrist or on a big screen. Key Features - Automatic countdown to any date - Organize events with tags and filter by tag - Stay informed with custom notifications - One-tap update to the next date with repeat settings - Repeats like "every 3 days", "2nd Tuesday", or "last day of the month", and moving weekend or holiday dates to the previous or next weekday - One-tap event import from your Calendar - Display Calendar events as countdowns automatically - Home & Lock Screen widgets for instant tracking - Filter the events a widget shows by tag or time period - On iPhone with iOS27 or later, a tall widget that fills a full Home Screen page shows up to 9 countdowns - Check days left right from your wrist with Apple Watch - An easy-to-read layout optimized for the large iPad screen - Secure data backup via iCloud Perfect For - Counting down to birthdays and anniversaries - Tracking vacations, concerts, or game releases - Managing deadlines for exams, certifications, and work projects Premium Features - Ad-free experience - Unlimited event tracking - Countdown Premium widget (always show a selected event) - Direct Calendar sync for real-time countdowns - Calendar Premium widget (shows your calendar events as countdowns, soonest first)

About

Let's Build Countdowns

Features
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Let’s Build Countdowns helps you look forward to the Moments that matter. Add birthdays, holidays, school trips, family visits, Christmas, weekends away, or anything else you are excited about. Then keep your next Moment close with bright, friendly widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Built around anticipation, Let’s Build Countdowns makes it simple to see what is coming next without turning it into a calendar, planner, or complicated productivity tool. Features: • Add your own Moments in seconds • Start quickly with family-friendly Moment templates • See your Next Up Moment at a glance • Choose icons and colours for each Moment • Show selected Moments in widgets • Home Screen widgets in multiple sizes • Lock Screen widgets • Local-first design with no accounts required Whether it is a birthday, a holiday, a school break, a family visit, or a special day you cannot wait for, Let’s Build Countdowns helps make the waiting part feel fun.

Screenshots

Countdown & Days Until Widget4 screens
Let's Build Countdowns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Let's Build Countdowns at none against Countdown & Days Until Widget's shown. Let's Build Countdowns also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown & Days Until Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Let's Build Countdowns sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown & Days Until Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, Let's Build Countdowns every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Countdown & Days Until Widget versus Let's Build Countdowns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown & Days Until WidgetLet's Build Countdowns
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShota YamashitaBrian Leary

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown & Days Until Widget

One-time1
  • Lifetime Plan$14.99
1 purchases

Let's Build Countdowns

One-time1
  • Countdown Plus$2.99

Questions

Is Countdown & Days Until Widget free?
Countdown & Days Until Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Let's Build Countdowns free?
Let's Build Countdowns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown & Days Until Widget or Let's Build Countdowns have ads?
Countdown & Days Until Widget shows ads; Let's Build Countdowns does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown & Days Until Widget or Let's Build Countdowns?
Countdown & Days Until Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, and Let's Build Countdowns every 8 days. Most recently, Countdown & Days Until Widget was updated on October 29, 2026 and Let's Build Countdowns on October 24, 2026.

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